A quest! A quest!
First of all, 'Posse?' Passé
Cordelia ,'Potential'
Natter 36: But We Digress...
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
shrift - Jun 20, 2005 7:47:20 am PDT #3086 of 10001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
Betsy HP - Jun 20, 2005 8:16:46 am PDT #3087 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
::dances behind Dana clicking coconuts::
Pix - Jun 20, 2005 8:18:51 am PDT #3088 of 10001
The status is NOT quo.
Speaking of, have I mentioned that I have tickets to see Spamalot for a week from Friday?
t /gloat
Scrappy - Jun 20, 2005 8:19:11 am PDT #3089 of 10001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
The BF reviewed Lisah's (awesome) CD. Check it out: [link]
tommyrot - Jun 20, 2005 8:28:28 am PDT #3090 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Japan dreams of robot moon base in 2025
Japan wants to help build a lunar base and populate it with advanced versions of today's humanoid robots by around 2025, according to the head of the nation's space agency.
The idea is more than a pipe-dream; it is part of a 20-year plan, called JAXA Vision 2025, that was drawn up by Keiji Tachikawa, a former president of Japan's largest mobile operator NTT DoCoMo, who is now president of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).
As part of the plan, Japan would use advanced robotic technologies to help build the moon base, while redeveloped versions of today's humanoid robots, such as Honda Motor Co. Ltd.'s Asimo and Sonys Qrio, could work in the moon's inhospitable environment in place of astronauts, he said in a recent interview.
Japan's lunar robots would do work such as building telescopes and prospecting and mining for minerals, Tachikawa said.
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"Honda could develop automobiles for the moon. Many products that are made here on earth can be adapted to operate on the moon," Tachikawa said.
I want my flying Honda moon car.
Nutty - Jun 20, 2005 8:37:28 am PDT #3091 of 10001
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
Why cars, for a place with such low gravity? I would want a giant mechanical grasshopper. It's got to be more efficient than barrelling along on the ground, right? And no need to build roads.
Daisy Jane - Jun 20, 2005 8:39:52 am PDT #3092 of 10001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
And no need to build roads.
And now I'll be quoting Doc Brown in my head all day.
"Roads? Where we're going we don't need roads."
Dana - Jun 20, 2005 8:40:55 am PDT #3093 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Okay, other place thoroughly explored. Moving guys all earnestly agree that my cube was not part of this weekend's move and should still be standing. Which it is, so that's good. They also agree that my chair and file cabinet should not have been moved. Not so good.
Neither chair nor file cabinet has been found, despite the fact that our head move guy basically led me around the entire office, checking every file cabinet in the place. It was sort of entertaining, barging in on people who were quietly doing their work, and saying, "Is this your file cabinet?" I think we probably came off like HUAC, except with file cabinets.
I also keep remembering stuff that was in the damn file cabinet, but luckily, I think all of my personal stuff made it out.
Still miss my chair.
§ ita § - Jun 20, 2005 8:43:27 am PDT #3094 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
It's got to be more efficient than barrelling along on the ground, right?
Sure, if you've taken your dramamine. It's space! Why can't I have an aircar?
lori - Jun 20, 2005 8:45:02 am PDT #3095 of 10001
The BF reviewed Lisah's (awesome) CD. Check it out: [link]
When worlds collide, in the really cool way!